How to see it
HIP 42613 has a visual magnitude of about 6.69: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 42613: right ascension 8h 41m 5s, declination −66° 48′ 59″ (J2000), in the region of the Volans constellation (IAU figure Vol).
Catalog context
HIP 42613. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 42613, HD 74638, Gaia DR3 5272330539213971072. In the SkyKeepsake Volans (Vol) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5272330539213971072
- HIP
- 42613
- HD
- 74638
- gaia_dr3
- 5272330539213971072
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 6.69